Matt Wilson structure: Record of an impact event of possible early mesoproterozoic age, Northern Territory

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 675-688

  Sweet, I P ^a   Haines, P W ^a,b   Mitchell, K ^c  

^a University of Tasmania ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auvergne Group; Impact structure; Mesoproterozoic; Neoproterozoic; Tijunna Group; Victoria Basin

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MATT WILSON STRUCTURE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

EID: 27344446491     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500180988     Document Type: Article

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